Lotus hirsutus
Hairy canary clover
Also known as Dorycnium hirsutum
- Height × spread
- 0.7m – 0.7m × 1.2m – 1.2m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
These are small shrubs, sometimes called sub shrubs. They have a soft and gentle appearance. The flowers are pea shaped, small and coloured pink, flushed with white. They appear in summer and autumn, and reddish brown seed pods, again rather small, may succeed them. There is one cultivar available with soft bluish foliage, a plant of some charm. These grow around 60cm in height and need a warm and sunny position.
- Flower colour
- Pink, White
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Grey
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.7m – 0.7m
- Spread
- 1.2m – 1.2m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Rock garden, Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Architectural
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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